In common usage, most people use the word statistic to refer to research figures and calculations, either from information based on a sample or an entire population. Statistics means different things to different people.
The best way to see the Hollywood Sign is to drive up Beachwood Drive (north of Hollywood Boulevard). The Sign is clearly visible most the way up Beachwood, although the hills begin to obscure the view of the Sign near the top of the drive.
Online it showed that viewing the Hollywood sign from the Griffith Observatory proved to be the best location. After spending close to 90 minutes in traffic on the single lane road going up there we were turned around at the top because the parking lot was full and never even had a chance to see the sign.